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Protecting trans-boundary groundwater sources from pollution: research, training and guidelines for Israeli and Palestinian municipalities.
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The Mountain Aquifer is the single most important source of high quality water for both Palestinians and Israelis. It slopes from east to west with recharge areas on the Palestinian side and discharge areas on the Israeli side of the Green Line. As such there is an urgent need to protect the ground water from pollution. Most of the pollution sources can be traced to anthropogenic activity, on either side of the green line. Municipalities play a pivotal role in the creation and management of ground water pollution and therefore were chosen as the focus of this project.
The overall objective of the Pro Aquifer project is the reduction of groundwater pollution in Israeli and Palestinian municipalities. The project aims to research sources of groundwater pollution from anthropogenic activity; establish guidelines for monitoring, managing, and reducing sources of groundwater pollution in Israeli and Palestinian municipalities; strengthen technical know-how and build a network of Israeli and Palestinian water practitioners at the municipal level; and create commitment within Israeli and Palestinian
municipalities to improve environmental performance in their jurisdictions.
This project is jointly implemented by the Israeli branch of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) and the Palestinian House of Water and Environment (HWE)
Click here to see a power point presentation about the "Pro Aquifer" project.
Click for HEBREW version of this Introduction page.
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